Hayabusa X-1 In Progress - First Moto Kit

[ajthomas75]

Hi guys,

This is my first post on these forums. I thought I'd start an in progress of my first Moto kit after hanging around other areas of the hobby for a while.
So here is my progress on my Tamiya Hayabusa X-1 with Lion Roar PE Set.


Engine and frame painted predominately with Alclads, with the start of some wiring I'm adding


Rear swing arm


Exhaust with base coat of Alclad Pale Burnt Metal and spring retainer clips added

Lion Roar PE brake discs assembled and primed with Alclad Gloss Black


I'm creating the front fender with carbon fibre as per the reference pic on the box art. Decided to create the CF by painting it on using the ladies stocking technique I had read about. Quite happy with how it's turned out.
Any comments welcomed and appreciated.
Adam.

[ajthomas75]

Made some progress today and finished up the Exhaust with heat staining and adding the springs.

First I taped up the weld lines so they wouldn't receive the heat staining

Here are the springs I made to add to the pipes once stained. Springs were just made by wrapping thin fuse wire around a drill piece

Then using tamiya smoke I added the first layer of staining concerntrating primarily on the tops of the pipes where they enter the engine block. Reference pics show that most of the heat staining on the `busa occurs mainly near the top of the pipes with only minor staining occuring along the length.

Second layer of staining is tamiya clear blue, again mainly along top of pipes.


Couple of pics of finished Exhaust. Added a bit more staining along the length of the top of the pipes, removed the tape and added the springs (boy was that fun wrapping the ends of the springs around the retaining clips

Quick example of what they will look like attached to bike

Well, that's it for this weekend. Probably won't have much more progress until next weekend due to work and family commitments through the week.
Adam.

[mikemechanic]

Looks good so far. Welcome the AF. Looks like you know your stuff. Could you elaborate on the CF technique. What colours did you use, I really like your results.

[91p10nizmo]

Nice job. That heat staining looks awesome.

[sportracer02]

Hi,

looks great so far, nice details and colour on the exhaust

[ajthomas75]

Originally Posted by mikemechanic

Looks good so far. Welcome the AF. Looks like you know your stuff. Could you elaborate on the CF technique. What colours did you use, I really like your results.

Thanks mike. For the CF, I started with a base color of Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black, then when that was dry, I grabbed an old pair of my wife's stockings (after asking her of course !!! ) and stretched it over the part (in this case the front fender), making sure that the stocking is completely stretched. Then through the stocking I sprayed a light coat of Alclad II Dark Aluminium, in effect using the stocking as a mesh template, with the result being the photo's above. For certain applications I think it gives a really nice effect. Of course, I'm yet to try it on a complex part which will require some creative stretching of the stocking .

Adam.

[Modelcrafters.GP]

tremendously nice job so far, I really love the exhaust detail work!

[klutz_100]

Outstanding work - I'd love to see what else you have done/are doing.

I have this kit in my stash and it will be the first bike I do (someday) so I will be following and referencing your build here. Don't be shy, make your progress steps as detailed as I you like, I'll be lapping it up

[robrex]

Excellent work! I'm glad you've switched (at least temporarily) to Motorbikes!

[joelwideqvist]

Looking great!! I really appreciate your work on the front fender and the exhaust pipes.
/Joel

[ajthomas75]

Thanks alot guys. Really appreciate your positive feedback, makes me want to get back into it. I'll keep up with the in progress as it gives me the drive to push further with the kit. Have more soon.

Adam.

[willimo]

Holy cow! This is coming out stellar. Great work! I am watching these bike builds like a hawk - I've got to learn!

[D_LaMz]

man that looks great!
what color can be substituted for the Dark Aluminium when making the carbon? (preferably tamiya's acrylics)

[ajthomas75]

Originally Posted by D_LaMz

man that looks great!
what color can be substituted for the Dark Aluminium when making the carbon? (preferably tamiya's acrylics)

Tamiya's Metallic Grey (XF-56) is very close in color.

Adam.

[glacier985]

wow, nice detail on the springs, I should have done that on my X-1 I'm working on.